diff --git a/pkg/chunkenc/dumb_chunk.go b/pkg/chunkenc/dumb_chunk.go
index f8977925ffeb0..31d88e583acbe 100644
--- a/pkg/chunkenc/dumb_chunk.go
+++ b/pkg/chunkenc/dumb_chunk.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package chunkenc
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"io"
 	"sort"
 	"time"
 
@@ -107,6 +108,8 @@ func (c *dumbChunk) BytesWith(_ []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
+func (c *dumbChunk) WriteTo(w io.Writer) (int64, error) { return 0, nil }
+
 func (c *dumbChunk) Blocks(_ time.Time, _ time.Time) []Block {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/chunkenc/facade.go b/pkg/chunkenc/facade.go
index f44db9fe50acb..3b949690b71fb 100644
--- a/pkg/chunkenc/facade.go
+++ b/pkg/chunkenc/facade.go
@@ -44,12 +44,10 @@ func (f Facade) Marshal(w io.Writer) error {
 	if f.c == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	buf, err := f.c.Bytes()
-	if err != nil {
+	if _, err := f.c.WriteTo(w); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	_, err = w.Write(buf)
-	return err
+	return nil
 }
 
 // UnmarshalFromBuf implements encoding.Chunk.
diff --git a/pkg/chunkenc/interface.go b/pkg/chunkenc/interface.go
index de0bfc418fbd2..6b077289c9549 100644
--- a/pkg/chunkenc/interface.go
+++ b/pkg/chunkenc/interface.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ type Chunk interface {
 	Size() int
 	Bytes() ([]byte, error)
 	BytesWith([]byte) ([]byte, error) // uses provided []byte for buffer instantiation
+	io.WriterTo
 	BlockCount() int
 	Utilization() float64
 	UncompressedSize() int
diff --git a/pkg/chunkenc/memchunk.go b/pkg/chunkenc/memchunk.go
index 65c61a52ab70c..6ca2e1da1ddbf 100644
--- a/pkg/chunkenc/memchunk.go
+++ b/pkg/chunkenc/memchunk.go
@@ -257,16 +257,29 @@ func NewByteChunk(b []byte, blockSize, targetSize int) (*MemChunk, error) {
 
 // BytesWith uses a provided []byte for buffer instantiation
 func (c *MemChunk) BytesWith(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(b[:0])
+	if _, err := c.WriteTo(buf); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return buf.Bytes(), nil
+}
+
+// Bytes implements Chunk.
+func (c *MemChunk) Bytes() ([]byte, error) {
+	return c.BytesWith(nil)
+}
+
+// WriteTo Implements io.WriterTo
+func (c *MemChunk) WriteTo(w io.Writer) (int64, error) {
 	if c.head != nil {
 		// When generating the bytes, we need to flush the data held in-buffer.
 		if err := c.cut(); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return 0, err
 		}
 	}
 	crc32Hash := newCRC32()
 
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(b[:0])
-	offset := 0
+	offset := int64(0)
 
 	eb := encbuf{b: make([]byte, 0, 1<<10)}
 
@@ -278,25 +291,25 @@ func (c *MemChunk) BytesWith(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		eb.putByte(byte(c.encoding))
 	}
 
-	n, err := buf.Write(eb.get())
+	n, err := w.Write(eb.get())
 	if err != nil {
-		return buf.Bytes(), errors.Wrap(err, "write blockMeta #entries")
+		return offset, errors.Wrap(err, "write blockMeta #entries")
 	}
-	offset += n
+	offset += int64(n)
 
 	// Write Blocks.
 	for i, b := range c.blocks {
-		c.blocks[i].offset = offset
+		c.blocks[i].offset = int(offset)
 
 		eb.reset()
 		eb.putBytes(b.b)
 		eb.putHash(crc32Hash)
 
-		n, err := buf.Write(eb.get())
+		n, err := w.Write(eb.get())
 		if err != nil {
-			return buf.Bytes(), errors.Wrap(err, "write block")
+			return offset, errors.Wrap(err, "write block")
 		}
-		offset += n
+		offset += int64(n)
 	}
 
 	metasOffset := offset
@@ -317,25 +330,22 @@ func (c *MemChunk) BytesWith(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	}
 	eb.putHash(crc32Hash)
 
-	_, err = buf.Write(eb.get())
+	n, err = w.Write(eb.get())
 	if err != nil {
-		return buf.Bytes(), errors.Wrap(err, "write block metas")
+		return offset, errors.Wrap(err, "write block metas")
 	}
+	offset += int64(n)
 
 	// Write the metasOffset.
 	eb.reset()
-	eb.putBE64int(metasOffset)
-	_, err = buf.Write(eb.get())
+	eb.putBE64int(int(metasOffset))
+	n, err = w.Write(eb.get())
 	if err != nil {
-		return buf.Bytes(), errors.Wrap(err, "write metasOffset")
+		return offset, errors.Wrap(err, "write metasOffset")
 	}
+	offset += int64(n)
 
-	return buf.Bytes(), nil
-}
-
-// Bytes implements Chunk.
-func (c *MemChunk) Bytes() ([]byte, error) {
-	return c.BytesWith(nil)
+	return offset, nil
 }
 
 // Encoding implements Chunk.
diff --git a/pkg/ingester/stream_test.go b/pkg/ingester/stream_test.go
index efa59d3359f51..a0f2a72b8aafe 100644
--- a/pkg/ingester/stream_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ingester/stream_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
@@ -221,6 +222,8 @@ func (c *noopChunk) BytesWith(_ []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
+func (c *noopChunk) WriteTo(w io.Writer) (int64, error) { return 0, nil }
+
 func (c *noopChunk) Blocks(_ time.Time, _ time.Time) []chunkenc.Block {
 	return nil
 }